Marion Lilian Addison (21 December 1885 – 27 November 1982) was an Australian tennis player.

Biography

Addison was born in

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in 1885. Between 1906 and 1911, she won numerous titles at the tennis championships of

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and

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. She was champion of South Australia in 1906 and from 1908 to 1911. In 1909 and 1911, she won the title at the Victorian championship. In 1910, she won all three events – singles, doubles and mixed doubles – at the championships of New South Wales. In 1911, she could defend her singles title at

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again. By 1910, Addison lived at

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. In late 1913, Addison started nursing training at the

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which she finished in early 1917. Her brother J.J., also a successful tennis player, was killed in action in Northern France in May 1915. In August 1917, she enlisted in the

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and served in British military hospitals in

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. Because of lung problems, she was transferred to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at

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in February 1919. In England, Addison took the chance to play at the

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. In singles, she lost her second round match against

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. In mixed doubles, partnering

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, she could reach the semifinals where the pair was stopped by

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and Albert Davis Prebble. After the tournament, Addison returned to Australia. She was selected into the Victorian tennis team to play against New South Wales in November 1919. In 1921, she worked at Melbourne Hospital again, but was able to win the Victorian championships for a last time. In 1924, she played at the

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. In doubles, she lost the first round 4–6, 3–6 partnering J. Hope. In singles, she retired before the match against

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. Addison nursed at the

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in 1937. By 1940, she had returned to Melbourne and lived at

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. In 1972, she is recorded as living in

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. Addison, who apparently never married, died at an age of 96 in 1982.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Addison, Lily Australian female tennis players Tennis players from South Australia 1885 births 1982 deaths Sportswomen from South Australia 20th-century Australian sportswomen